Sanae Takaichi was named Japan’s first woman prime minister Tuesday, with the social conservative naming just two other women to her cabinet. Japan’s fifth premier in as many years also leads a minority government and has a bulging in-tray, not least a scheduled visit by US President Donald Trump next week. The former heavy metal […]
United Nations rights work is being disproportionately targeted for cuts amid a deep UN funding crisis, posing an “existential threat” to vital investigations and accountability efforts, a report warned Tuesday. Washington’s failure to pay UN membership fees, coupled with Chinese and Russian efforts to defund rights bodies, could deal a death-blow to the UN battle […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will meet US President Donald Trump during a three-day visit to Washington next month, a source close to the government told AFP on Tuesday. The crown prince will arrive on November 17 and discuss political, economic and security files with Trump the following day, the source said on […]
The United States increased pressure on Hamas on Tuesday to disarm in the next phase of an already fragile Gaza ceasefire as President Donald Trump pushed to cement an end to the devastating conflict. In a visit to Israel, Vice President JD Vance said the ceasefire plan was going better than expected but warned the […]
Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island nation, which has long been one of the world’s mosquito-free places, a researcher told AFP Monday. Three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes, two females and one male, were sighted around 30 kilometres (20 miles) north of the capital Reykjavik, according to Matthias Alfredsson, an entomologist […]